Improved hitching-strap buckle



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P. J. s'roLL, or` M'ARsHALLsVILLeoHro.

l. Lette/rs Patent No. 85,186, dated December 22, 1868.

IMPROYED HITCHING-STRAP BUCKLE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesax:ne.

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p Be it known that I, P. J. STOLL, oi' Marshallsville, in the county ofWayne, and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements inBuckles for Hitching-Straps; and I do hereby dec are that the Figure 1is a side elevation oi" my improved buckle, showing its application to abitching-strap.

Figure 2 is a planoftheI same, with the end ofthe bitching-strapremoved. l

Figure 3 is a plan of the buckle taken separately Afrom thehitching-strap.

The nature of my intentie consists in the peculiar construction of abuckle, which can be readily attached toan ordinary bitching-strap, andwhich forms. when so attached, a convenient inode 'of securing thehitching-st-rap to the post-ring, or other object to which the strap isto be secured; the peculiar utility of my invention consisting in thefacility' with which my buckle can he attached to any strap without theaid of any tools, exf cepting a punch or penknife, itsperfect securityagainst being lost ofi' when so attached, and the advantage of alwaysfastening the strap in a secure n'ianner, sothat all danger oi' theuntying of the strap by the move ments of the animal which it is used'to secure, which is no uncommon occurrence in the ordinary mode offtying the-stral', is. entirely obviated.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use myinvention, willproceed to describe its construction and operation. Y

The frame of my buckle is made of iron, or any other suitable material,and consists ofthe outside frame A, of the form shown in fic. 3, and thecross-bars F and G, which are either castl with frame A, or secured inthe position shown, in 'any suitablemanuel'.

The loop G is secured to the lower end ofthe frame A, and serves to holdthe end oi' the strap after it has been buckled.

The front tongue E is pivoted to the cross-bar G,

'as shown, and has an end bearing on the front part ofthe frame A. l

The middle tongues D D are pivoted toV the crossbar F, and have endbearings on the cross-bar G,'on each side oi' the tongue E, as shown.

The rear tongue B is pivoted to the cross-bar F, be-

tween the tongues D D, and has an end bearing on the rear part oftheframe A, under the loop C, which loop isgso arranged, and is oi' such aheight as to allow said tongue B to clear it in turning up.

The manner of using this buckle is readily seen.

The strap is passed up under the rear part of the i'ranie A, and buckledinto position by the two tongues D D, the part ofthe strap being abovethe cross-bars F and G, as seen in figs. l and 2.

From Athe tongues D D the l1itcl1i11 '-strap is formed in the loop '1,around the post or other object to which ,Y it is to be secured, andthen passesup under the front part of the frame A, where it' is buckledinto position by the tongue E, the end ofthe strap K being passed undertheloop G, as seen in 1.

The tongues D Dare oi'such size that they together shall have about thesameA strength as the tongue E, as they are both subjected topnearly thesame strain, while the tongue B may be made' quite light, as it has nosevere strain brought on it, but serves .to prevent the buckle fromsliding down the strap when not in use, and unbuckling the tongues D D,thus allowing the buckle to drop off and be lost.

Having thus fully described my invention,

'i Vhat I claim new, and desire to secure by Letters'Patent, is-

The within-described buckle, consisting ofthe frame A, with orossbars Fand G and loop G, the front tongue E, centre tongues D D, and rearretaining-tongue B, the several parts being constructed,- combined, and

y arranged and for the purpose hereinspeeiiied.

As evidence that l clainrthe foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand, inthe presence oi two witnesses, this 8th day of October, A. D. 1868,

Witnesses: P. J. STOLL.

HENRY VST-menu, D. J. BAER.

